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Arsenal’s squad are set to receive significant financial rewards after winning the Premier League title for the first time in over 20 years. According to The Times, players will earn around £6,000 per appearance, along with additional payments from a bonus pool built up across the season through league and cup success. Some players could take home close to £250,000 in total bonuses, depending on appearances, with regular starters set to earn the most. David Raya and Martin Zubimendi are expected to be among the highest earners, while Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Magalhães, and William Saliba could also receive around £192,000…
The Yoruba Council of Elders, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has strongly condemned the coordinated abduction of pupils, students and teachers from Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esinele; and L.A. Primary School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday, May 15, 2026. The socio-cultural organisation made the condemnation on Thursday in a statement issued and signed by its Secretary-General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole. The group described the attack on innocent children and their teachers as not just a crime against Oyo State, but also an assault on the conscience of Nigeria, the future of the…
The kidnapped Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Mrs Grace Ogunleye, has regained her freedom from her abductors. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, who made the disclosure in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, said that the council official was rescued unhurt. Sources, who said that Ogunleye was kidnapped on Wednesday along the Ipere–Iludun Ekiti Road, stated that her vehicle was later found abandoned while her whereabouts remained unknown, just as her mobile phone had also been switched off. The police spokesperson’s statement reads, “One Mrs Ogunleye Grace, the Vice…
It is another sad day in Nigeria. Another dark day. His only sin was that he woke up and went to work, something he had been doing for years. If he had known what that fateful day had in stock for him, he would have stayed in bed. But he did not. He had no way of knowing that the monster we thought lived only in the forests of the north had finally built a hut in the South-West. Michael Oyedokun, a schoolteacher, left his house in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to go to work. He did…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed claims that he is working for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview with Global TV on Wednesday night, the former Kano State Governor described the allegation as false and misleading, while Kwankwaso stated this while reacting to comments made by Sanusi Bature, spokesperson for Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, who alleged in an interview on Arise News that the former NNPP leader was indirectly supporting Tinubu’s second-term ambition. Rejecting the claim, Kwankwaso said…
The price of Brent crude dropped to $105 per barrel on Wednesday amid ongoing peace talks aimed at de-escalating tensions in the Middle East. According to data from Oilprice.com, Brent fell by $6, down from $111 on Tuesday, while WTI eased to $98 from $105 the previous day. The decline came after US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran were in the final stages, though investors remain wary about the outcome of the peace talks as disruption to Middle Eastern supply continues. According to Reuters, Trump said negotiations with Iran were in the final stages but warned of…
Austin Eguavoen, Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, has said that the Super Eagles must remain focused to successfully navigate a tricky, difficult Group L in the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria was drawn alongside co-hosts Tanzania, Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau during Tuesday’s draw held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Cairo. The 48 participating teams were drawn into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams from every group qualifying for the tournament scheduled from June 19 to July 17, 2027. Speaking with NAN…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities Sokoto Zone has warned that Nigeria’s public universities may be heading for another industrial crisis following what it described as the Federal Government’s failure to fully implement agreements reached with the union. The union issued the warning on Thursday during a press conference in Sokoto, where it accused both federal and state governments of neglecting critical welfare and funding issues affecting lecturers and public universities. Addressing journalists, the Zonal Coordinator of the union, Abubakar Sabo, said the continued delay in implementing the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement was creating tension across campuses and threatening industrial harmony.…
Earlier this month, SpaceX and Anthropic announced a new compute partnership that provides access to the rocket company’s Colossus data centers in Memphis, TN. Now, with the release of SpaceX’s IPO filing, we have more details about that deal, including how much Anthropic is paying to Elon Musk’s company.In its S-1 filing, SpaceX said that Anthropic agreed to pay $1.25 billion per month through May 2029 for access to SpaceX’s AI training centers at Colossus I and Colossus II. That’s $15 billion annually, or nearly double the $18.7 billion in revenue that SpaceX reported in all of 2025.The agreement includes…
Demand for Bitcoin (BTC) has decreased sharply over the last few days as the price ran into overhead resistance above $80,000. Analysts say BTC’s inability to hold key support levels may be paving the way for a prolonged consolidation.Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s apparent demand fell to -3,138 BTC, its lowest level in four months.Weak spot activity and negative ETF flows pressure the BTC price below $80,000.Analysts warn that Bitcoin risks prolonged consolidation or a deeper correction if $78,000 is not broken.Bitcoin’s apparent demand has dropped to its lowest level since mid-January, as traders and investors adopted a risk-off approach due to geopolitical…
